KBR to install de-asphalting technology at Total refinery near Antwerp

The ROSE technology will split 48,000 bpd of residue from a mix of crude oils into deasphalted oil and asphaltene. The DAO will be upgraded in a mild hydrocracking unit and the asphaltene will be blended into fuel oil. The ROSE unit is expected to significantly enhance the refinery's profitability.

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KBR was selected by Total to utilize its
ROSE solvent de-asphalting technology for use at
Total's Antwerp refinery in Belgium, the companies
said on Tuesday.

The ROSE unit is expected to significantly enhance
the profitability of the refinery and is expected to come on
stream in early 2016, according to company officials.

The ROSEtechnology will split 48,000 bpd of
residue from a mix of crude oils into deasphalted oil (DAO) and
asphaltene. The DAO will be upgraded in a mild hydrocracking
unit and the asphaltene will be blended into fuel oil.

We are pleased that KBRs world-leading
ROSEtechnology was selected by Total for
this major project, said John Derbyshire,
president of KBR Technology.

We understand the importance of this project to Total and are confident
that the project will enable Total to achieve
its business objectives," he added.

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